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Chapter IX
UNCLE AND NIECE. XXVI. THE WHITE POWDER. It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street. Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.”
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE AND NIECE.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading UNCLE AND NIECE.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading THE WHITE POWDER.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
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From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE POWDER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading UNCLE AND NIECE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading THE WHITE POWDER.
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From this reading It was nine o'clock in the morning, and Hermione stood in the laboratory window overlooking the street.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pale from loss of sleep and exhausted with the fever of anxiety which had consumed her ever since she had despatched her letter to Mr. Etheridge, she looked little able to cope with any disappointment which might be in store for her.
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From this reading XXVI.
